The Portland daily press., 1887-05-19
State Of Maine Cattle Commission.

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An act to extipate contagious diseases
among cattle, passed by the last legislature
of Maine is now in force, and the following
rules and regulations have been adopted:
Chapter 13S, section 4, 8 and seven are as
follows:
Section 4-That any person or persons who
shall knowingly and wilfully refuse permission to
said commissioners, or either of them to make, or
who knowingly and wilfully obstructs said COM
misSiOnerS either of them, in making all neceS-
sary examinations of, and as to animals supposed
by said commissioners to be diseased as Aforesaid.
or in destroying the same, or who knowingly at
temptS to prevent said commissioners, or either
of them, from entering upon the premises and 9th
er places herein before specified where any of
said diseases are by said commissioners supposed
to exist, shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor,
and. upon conviction thereof, or of either of the
acts in this section prohibited, shall be punished
by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment not exceeding ninety days, or by
both fine and Imprisonment, at the discretion of
the court.
Section 5-That any person who is the owner of
or who Is possessed Of any interest in any ami
mails affected with any of the diseases named in
section two of this act, or any person who Is
agent, common carrier, consignee or otherwise is
charged with any duty in regard TO any animal so
diseased or exposed TO the eontagion Of suell DIS
ties under the provisions of this act, who shall
knowingly conceal the existence of such conta-
gious disease, or the fact Of such exposure TO
said contagion and who shall knowingly and will
fully fail, within reasonable time, TO report TO the
said commissioners, their knowledge or their in
of said disease of such exposure thereto, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and shall be
punishable provided in section four OF this act.
Section THAT no person or persons owning or
operating any railroad, nor the owner or owners,
or masters of any steam, sailing, or other vessels
within the State, shall receive for transportation
or transport from part OF the State to another
part of the State, or to bring from any other
state OF foreign country aneceea Nun any Oh me
have Deen exposed to such diseases, especially
the disease known as tuberculosis, knowing such
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nor shall any person or persons, company or cor
poration, deliver for such transportation TO any
railroad company, OF to the master or owner Of
fected with or to have been exposed TO any of the
| said diseases; nor shall any person or persons,
company or corporation, drive on foot or trans
| port in private conveyance, from one State to
| another part of the State, any cattle,
| knowing the same to be affected with or to have
been exposed to any of said diseases. Any person
or persons violating the provisions of this section
| shall be deemed guilty OF mlsdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by fine
| not exceeding the sum OF two hundred dollars, or
by Imprisonment not exceeding six months, or
| by both fine and Imprisonment.
condemn an animal as diseased, they will cause
the appraisal of the animal or animals affected
with. or that have been exposed to said diseases,
| and the same shall be destroyed and paid for as
provided in Sec. TO- out of moneys appropriated
| sioners, and discussed by the Secretary, upon
| vouchers furnished by the commissioners or a
| majority of their board Whenever the commits
| have been exposed to cOntagiOn and the owner
| refuses to accept the sum authorized to be paid
| under the appraisement provided for in this act,
| the commissioners will declare and maintain a
| rigid quarantine of such animals at the expense
| of the owner, and also of the premises or places
| where such cattle may be found. All notices of
| disease among animals provided for in this act
| shall be made directly to the Veterinary Inspec-
tor of this beard who will by himself or some
| other member of the board, give the same their
| immediate attention.
The Cattle Quarantine against the States of
| Massachusetts and New York, ordered by the
old board is hereby continued until further notice.
| Massachusetts has now nine localities land per-
haps more) infected with contagious Pleuro-Pneu-
monia, by cattle brought there from New York
and the stock interests of that State are in great
| jeopardy. The great difficulty which attends the
stamping ont of the infection Of contagious Pleuro-
Pneumonia. makes it the duty of all TO use every
endeavor to prevent its gaining a foothold in this
State but permit to bring cattle into this State
may be obtained by furnishing to this board full
and satisfactory evidence of non-infection. All
other cattle brought into this State without such
permit will be quarantined, as above directed,
until this order is cancelled, and any violation OF
this order coming TO our knowledge will be prose
euted to the full extent of the law.
L. o. BEALS, Bangor, President
| w. W. HARRIS, Deering, Secretary and Treas
| ufer.
GEO il. BAILEY, Portland, Veterinary Inspector
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